johnnycrash

I am really chuffed on your behalf. I know it is a bit of work but at the end of it - you will be pleased. I also feel that a good band of devotees will keep A.D. stocking the servo covers, nose cones etc. to repair that occasional long grass landing.

On my second time around I fitted small digital servos (Hitech 5225) directly into the foam of the fin and tail planes (using 6volt Rx packs). This has worked OK so far. Also after fitting the front former, I lined the inside of fuselage from the front former back to the intake and 3/4 inch in front of the former with a thin layer of kevlar. I also used/copied the front former onto a slightly thicker bit of ply. This is probably a bit of overkill but flying off grass tends to give that area a hammering. My first fuselage suffered and the second one has not even cracked the gel coat.

Lastly, while this model will land quite slowly with the flaps down (with Wren54/Jet Central Bee), it can fly seriously faster than the Boomerang and Super Reaper trainers (approx - 200mph cf 140-150mph). Please take a good spotter and/or an experienced jet flier or a very light throttle finger with you until you have built a body of experience with it.

Best wishes